Although he finished his stint as regular music critic for the Cambridge Review at the end of 1959, as his responsibilities at Caius become much more demanding, PAT wrote one last article in 1962 – perhaps to promote a cause dear to his heart.
[...Read More]Echoing the article ‘A May-Week Concert’ published on 31 May 1952, PAT constructs another fantasy review.
[...Read More]The discomfort of Sisyphus is legendary, but at least his trouble with an uncongenial stone was in private. Miss Phyllis Palmer’s uphill battle with her own memory was inflicted upon the public.
[...Read More]A review of a performance of Haydn's Creation by the Clare College Musical Society; Guildhall, Cambridge, January 26 1958.
[...Read More]I once heard The Yeomen of the Guard described as Gilbert and Sullivan’s nearest approach to Grand Opera. I have ever since wondered why.
[...Read More]There was howling in the vestry as we took our seats. An orgy was evidently in progress.
[...Read More]I was sitting rather near. Moiseiwitsch is such a wonderful salesman, but his sales-talk can be overwhelmingly forceful. Sometimes there [...Read More]
Pouishnoff’s recital on February 27 was a masterpiece of interpretation and pianism. The programme included Bach’s Italian Concerto, Beethoven's “Appassionata,” [...Read More]
The concert opened with The Glories of our Blood and State by Parry. It would have been more profitable to [...Read More]